The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a history of the Northwest-history of Illinois-history of the county, its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc., etc., Part 140

Author: Johnson & co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Johnson & Company
Number of Pages: 932

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NEWTON NEWMON, farmer, Sec. 11, P. O. Mossville ; was born in Susquehanna county, Pa., April 19, IS19, and is the son of Benjamin Newton and Phoebe Stearns, natives of Connecticut, who came to Pennsylvania in the early years of the century. Was raised on the farm there, until sixteen years old, when with his parents and the bulk of the family he came to Illinois, settling in what is now Stark county, in 1836, where he resided for about fifteen years, and there lost both of his parents ; his mother in 185r, and his father in 1854. Ile came to Medina township, Peoria county. in IS48, and settled on Sec. 9, where he lived for many years and where he married June 29, 1848, Cynthia Mark, daughter of Zelotas Mark and Sarah Merrill, natives of New York, who was born October S, IS32, by whom he has had seven children, six of whom are now alive-Lois, born October 9, 1849: Jennie, born March 9, 1851 ; Joseph, born January 14, 1853. died August 31, 1855 ; Arba and Ziba, (twins) born Septem- ber 14, 1856 ; John, born December 30, 1858 ; Jessie,

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born August 29, 1863, Zelotas Marks, Mrs. Newton's father, died in the township in December, 1838. His two eldest children are married. He owns 160 acres fine prairie land all under cultivation ; has held the offices of town clerk and collector for one term each.

Pool H. S. farmer and constable, res. Mossville. Prentice W. P. blacksmith, res. Mossville. Preston Ellza E. Mrs. farmer, res. Chillicothe.

PRESTON JAMES S. farmer, Sec. 3, P. O. Chillicothe. Was born in Roxbury, Delaware county, N. Y., August 31, 1840, and is the son of Zerah Pres- ton and Angeline Patterson, residents of New York State. He was raised on his father's farm, and in the Fall of 1859 came West to Illinois, and after a short stay in Ogle county, came in November of the same year to Hallock township, where for about eighteen months he worked for Joel Hicks, and shortly after- wards settled on his present farm, where he has ever since resided. He married, February 16, 1863, Eliza E. Reed, daughter of Thomas B. Reed and Frances Wilkinson, who was born February 10, 1843. Her father was born November 27, 1799, and her mother October 4, 1802; both natives of New York. By this marriage he has had six children, four of whom are now living - Frances Emily, born November 30, 1863; Angeline, born September 3, 1865 ; Mary Effie, born December 4, 1867; Merrit Ebberly, born August 31, 1869, died February 28, 1870; Jennie Ermina, born January 21, 1874, died January 21, 1877, and Bertha, born February 28, 1879. He has 160 acres of land in home farm, part of which is under timber ; is at pres- ent school director, and has held that office three years. Mrs. Preston is a member of the Baptist Church.

Reed Hiram, farmer. P. O. Chillicothe.

REED MERIT, farmer, P. O. Chillicothe. Was born in Jackson county, Ohio, February 12, 1824, and was the son of Thos. B. Reed and Frances Wilkenson. His father was born November 27, 1799, in Rensselaer county. N. Y .; moved to Ohio with his father about 1819, and was married in Jackson county of that State April 26, 1821. His mother was born October 4, 1802, in Greenbriar county, N. C. They had seven children, the first a boy, who died in infancy. Merit, whose date of birth is given above ; Amy, born Jan. 9, 1825 ; Harriet, born May 18, 1835; Hiram, born March 20, 1837 ; Eliza, born Feb. 10, 1843; Electra, born April 21, 1844. Mr. Merit Reed came with his parents to Illinois, arriving in Peoria county after a long and dangerous journey in October, 1829. They passed through both fire and water on their way, and had a narrow escape of destruction by the former element, at the Black Swamps near Bloomington. Their teams got badly swamped, and just then a prairie fire in the tall grass swept down upon them - they lay directly in its path, and were powerless to move- a cotton

handkerchief was torn up, rubbed with powder, and fired by a spark struck from the flint of a gun, and a narrow strip burned around their teams and wagons. By this time the head fire burst upon them with great fury, and while the men and women held the horses' heads, the flames lapped together above the wagon cov- ers. After a few perilous moments it rolled on, and the emigrants turned their attention to the watery element, which, mixed with mud, now held them fast. After great exertion the horses were got out, the goods and chattels carried to dry land, and the wagons dragged empty after them, reaching a spot where they could camp for the night, just as it was closing upon them. On coming to the county they lived during the first Winter in a small log house on Simon Reed's place, in what is now Hallock township, and next Spring rented some land from Elijah Hyde, and bought about the same time 160 acres of military land in section 3 of Medina township, to which they moved in the suc- ceeding Spring, and where he resided till his death, March 22, 1875. He lived to amass quite a fortune, being worth about $150,000. His wife died July 5, 1869. Merit Reed resided at home till about the age of twenty-two, and married, Oct. 15, 1845, Miss Elizabeth McElhany, who was born in flagerstown, Ohio, May 27, 1827, who has borne him three children - Frances Parodine, born March II, 1857; Thomas LeRoy, born April 10, 1859, and Hiram Herbert, born February 2, 1862, who died at the age of one year and ten months. Mr. Reed resides on his farm on the north- west quarter of section 2 in Medina township, and also owns the north half of the northeast quarter of section 10, and twenty-eight acres on section 10, worth about $50 an acre ; also forty acres of bluff land on section 4. Rice E. farmer, P. O. Dunlap.

RICE JONATHAN W. (deceased), farmer, res. Sec. 7, P. O. Dunlap. Was born in Marlboro, Middlesex county, Mass., January 24, ISII, and was the son of Martin L. and Sally Rice, natives of that place. His father farmed, also carried on a boot and shoe making business, and after leaving school he divided his time until reaching his 25th year between the farm and a woolen factory. In 1837 he came to Illinois, and after a short stay in Quincy, Adams county, re- moved in the latter part of 1838 to Medina township, Peoria county, where he bought a farm on section 7 and began to improve it. He married in January, 1841, Sarah M. Dennis, daughter of Joseph Dennis and Ra- chael McClelland, natives of Ohio, who was born Jan. II, 1822, by whom he had two sons, Elisha, born July 21, 1843, and James, born June 16, 1845. In 1857 he removed to another farm on same section, which is now occupied by his eldest son. During life he filled many township offices, and he died June 24, 1865. His widow still survives and resides on the old homestead.

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His son Elisha was raised at home, and has ever since resided on the farm. Ile married, December 27. 1866, Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of James and Maria Stew- art, who was born in Newburg, N. Y., Jan. 12, 1543, by whom he has six children - Jonathan W., born April 16. 1869 ; James B., born July 22. 1871 ; Burton, born Jan. 14, 1574 ; Fred., born March 14, 1876, Florence E., born May 23, 1877, and Sarah E., born Sept 12, 1879. Ile enlisted Aug. 27, 1861, in Co. A. 47th I.V. I., forming part of the army of the Mississippi. Took part in the siege at Vicksburg, and all the engagements around that city. llis company was the first to enter Jackson, Miss .; was mustered out at Springfield, Oct. 6, 1864. lle owns 315 acres in home farm, about 175 acres of which is prairie ; is school director, and in politics a Republican. Himself and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church at Dunlap.

Rice J. W. Mrs. farmer. P. O. Dunlap. Robinson Joseph, farmer, P. O. Mossville. Robinson M. N. Iarmer, 1. O. Mossville.

ROBINSON WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 27, P. O. Mossville, was born in Jefferson county, Va., Nov. 27, 1805, and is the son of George Robinson and Nancy Rice, natives of Pennsylvania, both of whom are now deceased. Hle came to Ohio with his parents when very young, and was principally raised in Champaign county. His folks were farmers, and he worked on the home farm till 1826, when he came to Illinois and after a short stay returned to Ohio, and after working some years for himself, married, in 1833, Catherine Weid- man, daughter of Abraham and Catherine Weidman, natives of Pennsylvania, who was born in that State, Nov. 28, 1810, by whom he had seven children, all but one now living. Those alive are Sarah A., born Sept. 25, 1834; John W., born March 23, 1836; Marion N., born April 23, 1839; Abram W., born Oct. 19, 1841; Joseph V. 11., born Feb. 16, 1844, and Mary L., born April 8, 1846. In the Fall of 1836, he returned to Illi- nois, settling for about a year near the site of Peoria city, and in the following Summer came to Medina township, and farmed on rented land in See. 22, for ahout ten years, and then bought his present farm. Hle owns 140 acres in home farm, and 136 acres in the township besides ; also eighty acres in Radnor town- ship, and worth $35 an acre clear through, llis wife died March 18, 1850, on the old homestead. Ile was for one year supervisor of the township, and for many years a school director. His second and third sons were in the Union army, and served until the close of the war. His youngest son and his family reside with him. This son married Jan. 18, 1872, Georgina Clifton, daughter of Enos Clifton and Sarah Stringer, natives of Ohio, who was born Dec. 3. 1844, by whom he has had four chil- dren, two now living -Cora Naomi, born March 3, 1973, died March 31, 1877; Aaron Ensley, born May

4. 1574, died May 10, 1874; Lillian Asenath, born Jaa. 2, 1878, and Joseph Luther, born March 11, 1879.

Silliman it. E. farmer, P. O Chillicothe. Silliman Jos. Mrs. P. O. Chillicothe.

SCHAFFNER HENRY (deceased), widow resides Sec. 10, P. O. Mossville, was born Jan. 3. 1830, in 1.ompertsloch, Alsace, France, and is the son of Ja- cob and Dorothy Schaffner, who were natives of that province. When sixteen years old he came to America with his elder sister, and during the nine succeeding years resided in Lyons, Wayne county, N. Y., and while there married Dee. 20, 1855, Catherine Feiock, a native of Germany, who was born Oct. 24, 1833, and came to this country with her father when twenty years of age. The fruits of this union were two children --- George. born May 21, 1858, and Edward, born March 22, 1864. Immediately after marriage they removed to Illinois, settled in Medina township, Peoria county. and resided for about nine years on Sec. 8, removing in 1865 to the farm now occupied by Mrs. Schaffner and her two sons. They own forty acres of land, all under cultivation, and which they value, with existing im- provements, at $3,200. Mr. Schaffner died on his homestead, Aug. 1, 1874. He was an industrious, hard working man, who enjoyed the confidence and re- speet of all his neighbors, was a thorough farmer, a good citizen, and a kind husband and father. Schaffner Catharine, farmer, P. O. Mossville.

SCOVILL LINAS, farmer, Sec. 22, P. O. Moss- ville, was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., March 10, 1815, and is the son of Linas Scovill. a native of Connecticut born July 13, 1786, and Elizabeth Seeley, born in Hol- ster, N. Y., May 15, 1791. When two years old his parents moved to Dearborn Co., Ind., where they farmed for two or three years, afterwards removing to Switzer- land Co., in the same State, and after a residence of seven years there, again moved to Vermillion Co., Ind., where they resided for four years, and finally in the Summer of 1831, the whole family removed to Illinois, settling upon what is now Sec. 22, of Medina township. His father died on the old homestead November 16, 1840, and his mother in Chillicothe Oct. 13, 1862. The farm originally entered upon at that early day, is still in the possession of Mr. Scovill, and he has never been out of the county for over six weeks

at a time since he first came to it. Ile married, June 17. 1858, Miss V. A. Murray, daughter of John Murray and Cynthia Johnson, natives of Virginia, who was born in Winchester, Frederick Co., Va., June 19, 1812. Mr. Scovill was the eldest in a family of seven children. After him came Luney, born May 4. 1St8 ; Lucetta, born June 20, 1820; Lucina, born March 30, 1822, Amanda E., born July 2, 1826; Sarah, born Dec. 25, 1831, and Jube F., born Jan. 6, 1824, who died in Kan- sas, May 18, 1874. Mr. Scovill owns 320 acres of land

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in home farm, about 160 of it under timber. Is political- ly a Democrat, and in religious matters a Free Thinker. He has assessed the township, and for five years been its collector. Has been commissioner of roads for thir- teen successive years, and has also filled the offices of school trustee and director.

Smalley Wesley, farmer, P. O. Alta. Smith R. M. farmer, P. O. Mossvlile. Sturm A. F. farmer, P. O. Dunlap. Sturm Andrew, J. farmer, P. O. Duntap.

STURM ALBERT, farmer, Sec. 9, P. O. Moss- ville, was born in Medina township of Peoria Co., in IS51, and is the son of John Sturm and Elizabeth Dickinson. His father was born in Ohio, and his mother in Indiana, and both now reside in Medina township. They had seven children, and he is the fourth in a family of five sons and two daughters. He married, February, 1875, Nancy Buttles who was born in Switzerland Co., Ind., in 1849. Her mother still lives there, but her father died a number of years ago. Mr. Sturm settled on his present farm four years ago. It consists of 100 acres fine farming land, valued at $50 per acre.

STURM GEORGE,, farmer, Sec. 16, P. O. Mossville, was born in Medina township, of Peoria Co., Oct. 2, 1833, and is the son of Nicholas Sturm and Rebecca Fey, who came to Illinois from Ohio. Is the youngest in a family of seven children, and when very young his mother died, and his father re-married. He was raised in Medina township, from a boy by his uncle Lewis Fey, and resided with him till his death about IS53, receiving from his estate the farm he now occu- pies. He married Jan. 4, 1855, Lonisa B. Joseph, daughter of Nathan Joseph, a native of Delaware, who was born in 1837, by whom he had one child, Jacob Lewis, born Jan. 10 1856. Mrs. Sturm died soon after the boy was born, and on Feb. 8, 1858, he married Mrs. Emma Grabbe, daughter of Green J. Haralson and Orpha Farris, who was born in Maysville, 111., Sept. 1, 1839. Her mother was from Kentucky, and her father,was born in France, and was raised and educated in New York. By this marriage he has had

five children, three now living, John C., born Nov. 1 8, 1858; George Edward, born March 1860, died when about seven weeks old, Henry B., born August, 1861, Robert Bruce, born May 18, 1866, and Joseph C., born March 23, 1868. Ile owns 220 acres land, more than half of which is under timber.

Sturm Frank, farmer, P. O. Mossvitle. Sturm John, farmer. P. O. Mossville. Sturm Mark, farmer, P. O. Mossville. Thompson W. II. laborer, res. Mossville.

THORNE WILLIAM, carpenter and bridge builder, P. O. Mossville, was born in North Molton, Devonshire, England, 17th Sept., 1819. John Thorne and Charity Craig were his parents; the latter died when he was three years old, and his father some fifteen years ago. Mr. Thorne learned the carpenter's trade in his native shire, and married Deborah Passmore, of South Molton. She was born May 24, 1819 - on the same day as Queen Victoria. Mr. T. came to America in May 1856, and after stopping six weeks in Canada, came to Peoria county. The following year he sent for his family and settled on Orange Prairie for six years, and then removed to their present home. They have had ten children, the two oldest, Charity and John, being dead. John died in the U. S. army, at Vicksburg. The living are : William, aged 37 years ; Mary, now Mrs. Kingdon, 34; George, 31 ; Ann, Mrs. Harker, 29 ; Richard, 26; Edwin, 24 years old ; all born in England. Frank, 20, and John, 11 years of age, were born in Peoria county. Mr. Thorne has de- voted his attention to house carpentering and bridge building, and has achieved the reputation of being the best bridge builder in the county. He has served three terms as assessor of Medina township, and several terms as justice of the peace. He has crossed the At- lantic five times, having made two visits to his native country since he first came over.

Timmons E. farmer, P. O. Alta. Tuttle Ell, farmer, P. O. Dunlap.

WAITE D. M. farmer, Sec. 16, P. O. Mossville.

Wallace Matthew, farmer and grain merehant, P. O. Dunlap. Webster F. H. farmer, P. O. Mossville. Wilder Loren, P. O. Alta.

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MILBROOK TOWNSHIP.

Aby Fider, farmer. P. O Elmore.

ABY G. H. farmer, Sec. 6, P. O. Elmore. Was born in Rochester, Peoria county, in 1851; is the youngest child of Benjamin J. Aby, who died in 1866, and who came to Peoria county at a very early day, there experiencing all the hardships of a pioneer's life. Mr. G. H. Aby has remained on the home farm with his mother and sister, and is an industrious and en- terprising young farmer. Owns 110 acres of land, worth about $4,400, and has eighty actes under good cultivation.

ADAMS W. H, farmer, Sec. IS, P. O. Elmore. Was born in Holmes county, O., Aug. 30, 1835. Came to Illinois in 1552, settling in Stark county, and en- gaged in farming till 1861, when he removed to Peoria county and his present location. Represented the township in the Board of Supervisors one year, and has been justice of the peace for four years. Is a man of enterprise and intelligence, and has always taken an active part in township, county. and State affairs. Married, in IS5S. Miss Sarah J. Anthony, who was born in New Jersey in 1837, by whom he has four children, two boys and two girls. Owns 126 acres of land, worth about $5,000, all under cultivation. He has studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1867.

Adtrin J. B. farmer, P. O. French Grove. Alford Wm. J. farmer. P. O. Elmore. Alward Edmund, farmer, P. O. Monica.

Arinstrong Hoht. farmer, P. O. Elmore. Andrews Wmn. farmer, P. O. French Grove. Barhelder Wmn. farmer. P. O. Monica. Barnes W'm. L. farmer. P. O. Munlea.

BARRETT GEO. W. farmer. Sec. 22, P. O. Monica. Was born in Jefferson county, O., in 1835. and came to Peoria county in 1859. In 1861 married Miss Lavina J. Ramsey, who was born in Jefferson county, O., in 1836, and who has borne him eleven children, seven of whom are now living, four boys and three girls. Mr. Barrett came to Sec. 22 in 1867, and owns in it 240 acres of land, all well cultivated and improved, worth about $12,000. Coming here poor, he has by hard work and economy acquired a com- petency for himself and family. lle is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Belford W. farmer. f. O. Brimfieldl. Henjamin Chris, farmer, P. O. Hrimnicht. Mlafr A. farmer, l'. 0 Brimfield.

Brennan Www. farmer, P O. Hrimfeld. Hriderbeek Win. farmer, ['. O. Elmore.

BRIDSON JJOHN, farmer, Sec. 27, l'. O. Brim- field. Was born on the Isle of Man, in 1820. Immi- grated to America, settling in Brimfield township, in 1851, and remained there till 1857, when he removed to his present home. Has been very successful in all his undertakings. Coming to this country poor, he now owna 340 acres of land, worth $17,200, 260 acres

of which are now under cultivation. Hle was married in the old country to Miss Ann Gilling, in 1851, who was born on the Isle of Man in 1525, and wbo bore him three children. She died in 1857, and in the following year he married Miss Manilla Kunler, who was born in Indiana in 1832, by whom he bas had seven children.

Brighten Robt. farmer. P. O. Brimfeld, Bristow John, fariner, P O. Hrimfeld.

Bryan .A. W. farmer. P. O. Munira

Hryan W'm. farmer. P. O. Monien.

Hurgess Willle. farmer. P. O. Monica.

Camp Irwin, fartoer. P. (. Monica.

Camp L. E. farmer, P. O. Monica.

Campbell C. L. farmer. P. O Monica.

CAMPBELL JOHN W. farmer, Sec. 23, P. O. Monica, is the son of Gilbert and Mary Campbell, who were married in 1795, and were early settlers in Boone county, Kentucky. llis father was the grandson of Lord Overton, a Scotch peer. The subject of this sketch was born in Boone county, Kentucky, Dec. 18, 1812. Married July 6, 1837, at Rushville, Ill., while on a visit there, Miss Margaret M. Dooley, afterwards returning to Kentucky, where he remained six years ; thence removed, in 1844, to Preble county, Ohio, where he resided ten years, and then came to his present location, where he owns 257 acres of land, worth $13,000. Has 200 acres of his land under cultivation, and his farm is altogether well improved. Mrs. Camp- bell is a native of Kentucky, and was born in 1512. has had seven children, five boys and two girls, but lost by death two of their boys, David and Samuel, Oct. 3. 1562.

Carshan H. farmer, P. O. Brimfield.

CARTER ROBERT P. farmer, Sec. 21, P. O. Millbrook, was born in Ireland in 1523, and in the early part of his life was engaged in the African ivory trade, in the pursuit of which he has traveled over a large part of Eastern Africa. Came to Peoria county in IS50, and to his present home in 1866. Owns 240 acres of well enltivated land, worth about $14,400. lle married, in 1850, Miss Nancy Largee, ly whom he has had seven children, six of whom are now living. lle had the misfortune to lose one of them, a boy nine- teen years of age, some years ago, by drowning. Cluskev It. farmer, P. O. Hrimfeld.

Coe J. Y merchant, P. O. French Grove.

COLE JOHN, druggist and dealer in agricul- tural implements, P. O. Elmore, was born in l'coria county in 1847. Was raised on a farm, and has resided in the vicinity of Rochester all his life. Received a good common school education, and afterwards attended Cole's Commercial College, in Peoria. In 1570 he married Miss Mary R. Smith, who was born in Stark

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county in 1851, by whom he has had two children, botlı girls, one of whom is now living. In the year of his marriage he began business as druggist, and has of late years done quite a large business in agricultural imple- ments, carrying a good stock in both lines. On March 3, 1865, he enlisted in Co. K., 47th (Consol.) Ill. Inf., and was mustered at Demopolis, Ala., Jan. 21, 1866. Cole Lydia A. farmer, P. O. Elmore.

COLE WILLIAM F. farmer, Sec. 30, P. O. French Grove, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1818, and came to Illinois with his parents, settling in what is now Hardin county in the same year. IIe remained there until 1844, when he came to Peoria county and settled at French Grove, where in 1846 he married Miss Mary Ann Cutter, who was born in Richland county, Ohio, in 1829. Her parents were among the early set- tlers in the western part of Peoria county, since they settled on Sec. 6 of Brimfield township in 1833, and bnilt themselves a cabin there, when there was but one house from thence to Farmington, in Fulton county. There were no roads, and they had to go to Lewiston to get their milling done, the trip there and back taking a week. Mr. and Mrs. Cole have by industry and economy acquired a good home, and many comforts that were undreamed of in the early pioneer days. They came here in 1856, and own 120 acres of land, all under good cultivation. Have had thirteen children, nine boys and four girls, and have eleven children liv- ing. Mr. and Mrs. Cole are living at their present home surrounded by friends, and are much respected by all who know them.

Colwell W. farmer, P. O. Monica.

COON GEORGE J. farmer, Sec. 13, P. O. Monica, was born in New York State in 1839, where he resided till 1850, when he came to Peoria county, set- tling in Rosefield township; came to his present loca- tion in 1874. In 1861 married Miss Jane Aldredge, from Indiana, by whom he had two children. She died in 1872, and in 1874 he married Patience Garrison, his present wife. They own 140 acres of land, all of which is under cultivation and worth about $7,000. Mr. Coon's father is at present a resident of Rosefield township; he bought raw land, which he afterwards improved and sold. Mr. Coon enlisted in 1862, in Co. K, 83d I. V. I. and was mustered out the same year.

Coon Patience, farmer, P. O. Monica.

Cullen Michael, farmer, P. O. Brimfield.

CRAVENS SYLVESTER, M.D., P. O. El- more, was born in Westmoreland county, Penn., in in 1836, and came to Peoria county in 1358. Began the study of medicine in 1855, and in '59 and '60 at- tended lectures at Cleveland Medical College; and in Cincinnati, at the Medical College there. attended the classes in '60 and '61. Graduating in the latter year, he returned to Rochester and began to build up a prac-

tice which is now a large one. In 1864 he married Miss Chloe Stanton, who was born in Peoria county and was the daughter of one of the earliest settlers of Roch- ester. Dr. Cravens owns 400 acres of land, 250 acres of which are under cultivation, worth altogether, $10,000.

CUTTER JOB, farmer, Sec. 30, P. O. French Grove, was born in Sec. 6, Brimfield township, on April 19, 1837. Is the third son of Isaac and Sarah Cutter, who settled in that township in 1833 and made a small farm, when the country around was a wilderness. Both his parents died in the old homestead. Mr. Cutter, in 1864, married Miss M. Flakerty, who was born in Maine in 1840. They have had six children, five of whom are now living. They came to their present home in 1866 ; own eighty acres of land, all improved, worth about $4,800. Mr. Cutter is a quiet, unassuming man, who is liked and respected by all who know him.

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The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a history of the Northwest-history of Illinois-history of the county, its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc., etc., Part 140

Author: Johnson & co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago : Johnson & Company Number of Pages: 932

Author: Johnson & co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Johnson & Company
Number of Pages: 932